Rubber glove



Sept. 25, 1923.

' G. F. UNDERWOOD ET AL RUBBER GLOVE Filed March 9, 1923 Patented Sept.25, 1923.

UN E STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. UNDEBWOOD, OF LONDON, AND WILLIAM LUFFSMITH, OF BRIGHTON, ENG-LAND, ASSIGNORS TO PLANTATION RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED.

OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

RUBBER GLOVE.

Application filed March 9, 1923. Serial No. 623,954.

To all whom itvnag concern:

Be it known that W8, GEORGE FREDERICK UNDERWOOD and WILLIAM LUFFSMITH,subjects of the King of Great Britain and Ire- 5. land, residing at,respectively, Fenchurch Street, in the county of London, England, and 63Old Steine, Brighton, in the county of Sussex, England, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Rubber Gloves, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in rubber gloves for electrical,surgical, lather ing, domestic and other purposes.

' Accordingto this invention the loves are formed by cutting from sheets0 uncured plantation rubber, preferably rubber crepe. Two sheets ofrubber are placed together or a single sheet folded over upon itself andthe gloves are cut to the required outline by means of suitable cutters,such as dies, or with scissors or the like by hand. The act of cuttingout the shape of the gloves causes the edges of the raw plantationrubber to adhere together along the edge of the cut-.

2 ting and when these have been vulcanized or otherwise suitablytreated, the two portions forming the back and the front of the glovewill be firmly secured together. If desired, when it is not intended tovulcanize the finished glove, the edges may be further secured by meansof solution or a suitable chemical applied. to the edges of the glove.

The raw plantation rubber or crepe may be used .in various forms, eithercompletely impervious or with a series of perforations or openingstherein, or suitable perforations may be provided where required bystamping or cutting in the thickness of the material.

When required for electrical or surgical purposes the gloves are formedof impervious rubber, butlfor domestic and like purposes the pervious orperforated form of plantation rubber is employed.

This latter type is particularly suitable for rubbing or scrubblngclothes and for other washing purposes and assists the soap to make anexcellent'lather and keeps the users hands in' a smooth soft condition.

known Peachey cold vulcanizingprocess or any other suitable vulcanizingprocess may be employed.

g In order that our invention may be more as readily understood,reference 1%. made to.

The gloves may be'vulpanized by the well the accompanying sheet ofdrawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 show respectively front and sideelevation of a bath glove, constructed from plantation rubber crepeaccording to our invention.

Figure 3 shows an example of a glove of mitten form.

Figure 4 is an elevation of a glove construc-ted according to ourinvention and pro vided with separate fingers and thumb. Figures 5, 6and 7 are detail views showing the manner in which the 'cut edges of theglove are connected together.

Figure 8 shows in section a form of glove having a double wall upon oneside so as to form, a receptacle for soap, powder or other material, and

Figures 9 and 10 are respectively section and front elevation of a bathglove perforated on one side only, so that it may act as a spray orshower bath for water contained therein.

Referring to Figures .1, 2, 5, 6 and 7' the bath glove is formed fromtwo sheets of uncured plantation rubber crepe placed face to face, andcut around their edges to the desired shape forming the back an'dfront 1and 2 of the glove respectively' According to our improved method ,weuse crepe rubber that is to say, pure rubber as it comes from theinitial rolling and dried naturally. This operation of cutting the edgesof the glove to shape will cause them to adhere together in the mannerindicated at 3 in Fig-. ure 5. This greatly cheapens thema'nufactureand-such simultaneous cutting and uniting cannot be done with any rubberor rubber compound other thancrpe rubber such as we employ. The jointformed around the edges may then if desired be covered with a. coverstrip 5, having serrated edges 6 extendingover the edges ofthe back andfront l and 2 of'the'glove. This stripwill adhere to the rubber crepeforming the back and front ,0 the glove so as to ensure a strong joint'etween them. The edges 7-at the mouth 8 of the glove may be turnedinwardly so as to adhere together and 'form a bead or stifi'e'ned edgearoundthe mouth 8. 'This feature prevents tearing at themouth. Bothfront- 1 and back 2 of the i glove 3.18PI0V1d8d with a series ofperforations 9 distributed at intervals over their surface, so as toallow water and soap to mitted to a suitable vulcanizingprocesspenetrate through -them and to assist in causing an effectivelather. The glove may be provided with a loop 10 at one corner formed byrolling plantation rubber crepe up into a cord or string form, andattaching the ends by passing them through holes in the front and back 1and 2 of the glove and securing them together on the inside 'thereof. Ashort strip 11 of plantation-rubber crepe is arranged across the front 1of the glove at approximately the position which the users wrist willoccupy. The provision .of the strip 11 renders the glove at thisposition (the wrist) less elastic or less stretchable. The gloves aresomewhat.

smaller than the hand for which-they are intended so that the act ofputting them on stretches the hand part with the result that .11 avoidsthis necessity for careful cutting or shaping.

The whole glove when completed is subpreferably the well known Peacheycold vulcanizing process, and when this is com= pleted, all the parts ofthe glove will be firmly secured'together'so as to form a bathglove of adurable and lasting nature. Such a bath glove has most effectiveproperties for washing purposes, being of a soft and clingy nature andproducing a most: effective lather with a minimum quantity of soap.

- Figure 3 shows a form of glove 12 of mitten shape in which a portion13 is provided for the fingers and a separate portion 14 for the thumb.This is constructed in a manner similar to that described with referenceto Figures 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 and whilst-no perforations are shown, thesemay be provided on either one or both sides thereof.

Figure 4 shows another form of glove 15 in which separate fingers 16 areprovided and a thumb 17. In this case the two sheets of uncuredplantation rubber crepe forming the front and back of the rubber gloveare merely placed together and cut so as to pro: duce a joint asindicated at 3 in Figure 5. This may then be covered with solution andvulcanized or may be vulcanized direct without the solution so as tofirmly join the two portions together.

, Referring now to Figure 8, a glove 18 constructed substantially asdescribed with reference to Figures 1 and 2, is provided with anunperforated back 19 and a perforated front 20. Within the glove andbehind the.

perforated front 20 is an intermediate'sheet 21 arranged so as to form apocket or receptacle 22 between it and the perforated. front 20. Thispocket or receptacle may be employed for the reception of soap forwashing purposes which will be retained therein and will lathercopiously through the perforations in the front portion 20. The soapthus contained in this pocket is'always retained therein and cannotescape, however small. This arrangement may also be employed for theapplication; of powder or other material to the skin of the user or forother purposes by placing a suitable t alc powder or othermediumtherein, when it will be delivered in small quantities through theperforations in the front 20. b

In Figures .9 and 10 is-shown a bath glove 23 having an unperforjatedback 24 whilst a ring of perforations 25 are arranged in the front 26 ofthe glove near its closed end. This glove may then 'be used to actas aspray or to produce a shower by the user placing a, hand therein andthen filling the glove with water and allowing it to run outthrough theperforations.

Where desired, the rubber crepe or other material may bedressed withsuitable solution inorder to render it impervious and subse uentlyvulcanized by the well known Peac ey cold vulcanizing or other suitableprocess. Milled rubber sheet erforated on one or both sides may besubstituted for uncuredrubber crepe if desired.-

We claim a 1. ,A rubber glove'including a plurality of outside sheetsand an intermediate sheet'of ber substantially coextensive in area,secured together along their edges except at the wrist end of the glove,one of the outside sheets being perforated.

3. A rubber glove including a pair of outside sheets and an intermediatesheet/of rubber secured together along their edges ex cept at the wristend of the glove, one of the outside sheets being perforated, and meansreducing the elasticity of the glove at a portion thereof adjacent thewrist of the'glove. GEORGE F. UNDERWOOD.

WM. LUFFSMITH.

rubber gloveincluding apair of out-

